Gorgeous goby (Lythrypnus pulchellus)

Scientific name: Lythrypnus pulchellus Ginsburg, 1938

Gorgeous goby (Lythrypnus pulchellus)

The Gorgeous goby (Lythrypnus pulchellus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, outer coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lythrypnus pulchellus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
2–70 m (7–230 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 70 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: outer coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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